More on racism in European Soccer

U. of Michigan Professor comments on upcoming Euro 2012

Yet soccer competitions involving national teams tend to foster stereotypes and chauvinistic tensions, said Andrei Markovits, a professor of German studies at the University of Michigan who has written

“I’m sure there will be all sorts of nasty catcalls against dark-skinned players on all sides,” Markovits said of Euro 2012.

But he added: “I don’t see this as only Eastern European, except by shade or degree. It’s ubiquitous in Europe. Somehow the soccer stadium has remained the last bastion of unmitigated maleness. You can behave badly and be proud of it, the way you can’t in virtually any other venue in Europe.”

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